Criminal Law Insights

Plain-English guidance on Washington DUI, criminal, and traffic law — updated regularly by our attorneys.

Drunk Driver Hits Trooper

May 23, 2011

A suspected drunk driver slammed into the rear of a Washington State Patrol car early Saturday as the trooper was pulled over to arrest another driver on…

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Crime Equals Time

May 22, 2011

In September of last year, a Seattle woman was driving on a suspended license and struck a tow truck driver while he was kneeling next to a disabled…

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Bad News Bars

May 16, 2011

It's a list local businesses don't want to make: the bars, clubs and restaurants linked to the most DUI in Washington state, resulting in those…

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Additional Bandit Charges Filed

May 15, 2011

Last week prosecutors in San Juan Islands added another sixteen counts of theft and burglary charges against the Barefoot Bandit - Colton Harris-Moore. As…

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The New Breath Test

May 9, 2011

A new round of legal challenges could be on tap for a DUI in Washington state.The state is upgrading its breathalyzer machines, and defense lawyers are…

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Good People, Bad Situation

May 2, 2011

As all Seattle criminal defense attorneys know, criminal charges can be filed against anyone. Not everyone charged with a crime is a “bad” person with…

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Seattle Police Officer Gets DUI

May 2, 2011

A Seattle police sergeant was arrested April 3 on suspicion of DUI in Washington, his second such arrest in six years.Sgt. Scott Moss was driving north on…

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Passed into Law

April 28, 2011

Wage Theft will soon be processed as a crime within the city limits Seattle. Wage theft is the intentional failure to pay an employee for work performed;…

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